Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex
Zambia
43.3%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
51.0%
in 2024
Zambia rank
2nd
Zimbabwe rank
1st
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex over time
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 51.0% against 43.3% in Zambia, a difference of 7.7%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Zambia ahead.
Zambia ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 63 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Zambia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.2% | 44.8% | 3.4% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 48.7% | 3.6% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 51.0% against 43.3% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 7.7%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Zambia ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.